Press Releases
Oppenhoff & Partner advises KMW on takeover of EDAG's civil protection branch
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has taken over the production branch for armoured civil vehicles from the German automotive development specialist EDAG. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises PINTSCH BAMAG on the acquisition of Tiefenbach
PINTSCH BAMAG Antriebs- und Verkehrstechnik GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schaltbau Holding AG, has taken over the shunting equipment and signalling specialist Tiefenbach GmbH. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises on sale of Mexad to DataXu
DataXu Inc., provider of the industry’s #1 ranked demand-side platform (DSP), has acquired the leading European DSP Mexad. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Canaccord Financial Inc. on £253m takeover of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc.
Canaccord Financial Inc. announced a recommended cash and shares offer for Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc.. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner grows further and appoints three new partners
The law firm has elected three new partners with effect as per 1 January 2012, namely Dr. Maxim Kleine (competition), Myriam Schilling (M&A Corporate) and Dr. Thomas Utzerath (litigation & arbitration). read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Sunstar on the acquisition of Interbros
Sunstar, a global health care company, acquires Interbros GmbH from the German Krallmann Group. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Gebr. Bode on acquisition of an interest in British company Rail Door Solutions
Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG has acquired a 25% interest in Rail Door Solutions Ltd. (RDS) via a subsidiary. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises akf Bank on acquisition of CIT Industriebank
akf bank GmbH & Co. KG has acquired the entire shares in CIT Industrie Bank (Germany) GmbH from the CIT Group. read more >>>
M&A strengthens M&A practice with new partner
Jan Möller is transferring from Clifford Chance read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner assists RTL in acquisition of netzathleten.net
The media group RTL Deutschland has acquired the vertical content network netzathleten media (netzathleten.net GmbH). read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises anew on cross-border relocation of seat
The law firm has advised a family-owned holding organised as an SE in the relocation of its seat from Germany to Austria. read more >>>
New Forms of Cooperation between the German Armed Forces and Industry
3rd Cologne Defence Roundtable highlights Build-Operate-Transfer models from different perspectives read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner appoints three new junior partners
Tina Kasten, Georg Lecheler and Vanessa Pickenpack have been appointed junior partners with effect as of 1 July 2011. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner once again nominated for German Law Firm of the Year
For the second year running the professional journal “The Lawyer” has included the law firm to the shortlist for the title. read more >>>
“Compliance and global business activities are not contradictory”
Conference of the British Chamber of Commerce at Oppenhoff & Partner brought numerous participants up-to-date on the latest Compliance issues read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Labelux on merger control for the acquisition of Belstaff
Labelux, the luxury group holding company, is acquiring the outdoor fashion brand Belstaff from Italian Clothing Company SpA. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Sebastian Vettel on new contract with Red Bull
The 23-year-old Formula One world champion recently prematurely extended his contract with the racing team of the Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz by a further two years. read more >>>
Oppenhoff advises IPS on the acquisition of the majority holding in the largest Italian press distributor Messaggerie Internazionali S.p.A.
The Meckenheim press services provider IPS is acquiring retroactively as per 1 January 51% of the subsidiary of the Milan publishing house Messaggerie Giornali e Riviste. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Labelux on merger control for the acquisition of Jimmy Choo
Labelux, the luxury group holding company, is acquiring the fashion label Jimmy Choo from private equity fund TowerBrook Capital Partners.
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Oppenhoff & Partner advises insolvency administrator Kebekus on the sale of the insolvent Honsel
The creditors’ committee of the German automotive supplier has approved the sale to a consortium comprising the Canadian group Martin Rea and the financial investor Anchorage. read more >>>
Oppenhoff advises Italian state railway on joint venture
Oppenhoff & Partner has extensively advised the Italian state railway Ferrovie dello Stato S.p.A. on the establishment of a joint venture with Cube Transport. read more >>>
International Tax Review nominates Oppenhoff as German Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Having already been nominated for the award “German Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year” in 2008 and 2009, read more >>>
Oppenhoff advises NH Hoteles on the sale of five hotels
Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte has advised the Spanish hotel group NH Hoteles on the sale of five hotel properties in Germany and Austria to Invesco Real Estate (IRE), London. read more >>>
The Association of the German Army visits Oppenhoff & Partner
A high-calibre panel discussed the challenges and chances of the European Internal Market for the German defence technology industry. read more >>>
Nuclear power consensus signed: Oppenhoff advises the Federal Government
The Federal Government and operators of the German nuclear power stations signed a development funds agreement on the partial skimming off of additional profits read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner appoints three new junior partners
Oppenhoff & Partner has promoted its former associates Julia Schelcher (litigation and arbitration), Dr. Falk Osterloh (corporate/M&A) and Dr. Christoph Niemeyer (corporate/M&A) to junior partners of the firm with effect as of 1 January 2011. read more >>>
Oppenhoff advises Wegmann on the assumption of the Siemens shares in Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwälte is advising the Wegmann Group on the assumption of the 49% share of Siemens AG in Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW). read more >>>
54th UIA Congress, Istanbul - Dr. Stephan König is President of the M&A Commission of the UIA
The international lawyers’ association Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) elected Dr. Stephan König as President of its M&A Commission read more >>>
Georg Maier-Reimer’s 70th birthday
Dr. Dr. hc. Georg Maier-Reimer is one of those lawyers who has the ability to excellently combine his extensive academic interests with his practical work as a lawyer read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Coty on the acquisition of the cosmetics manufacturer Dr. Scheller
An Oppenhoff & Partner team has advised Coty Inc. on the takeover of the cosmetic supplier Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner confirms firm’s management for a further three years
Oppenhoff & Partner in Cologne will also remain under the management of Michael Oppenhoff, Michael Abels, Dr. Axel Bödefeld, Dr. Stephan König and Gert Dittert in future. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Johannes Seniorendienste e.V. on the sale of 29 elderly care units
Subject to the consent of the Federal Cartel Office, once the transaction goes through, Johanniter Seniorenhäuser GmbH will assume over 29 elderly care units read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Phönix/Strack Group on the sale of all shares to AXA Private Equity Germany
The shareholders of the Phönix/Strack Group are selling all shares read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Bouwfonds in the acquisition of Kontrola
Bouwfonds Immobilienentwicklung GmbH, a company belonging to the Dutch Bouwfonds Group – the real estate subsidiary of the Rabo-Bank, has acquired the Cologne-based construction company Kontrola. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Södra Timber on the acquisition of Klausner Holz Niedersachsen
The Klausner group is selling the tools and systems of Klausner Holz Niedersachsen (KHN) in Adelebsen read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Schaltbau Group on Acquisition of the Bode Corporation
Gebr. Bode GmbH & Co. KG in Kassel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schaltbau Holding AG, has indirectly acquired 67% of the shares in the Bode Corporation, USA. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Weinig Group on acquisition of insolvent HOLZ-HER
Oppenhoff & Partner has advised Weinig on the acquisition of the HOLZ-HER/Reich corporate group. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises RWE on joint venture with a holding company of 26 public utility companies from NRW and Lower Saxony
Oppenhoff & Partner has advised RWE Innogy GmbH on a cooperation with 26 public utilities to produce electricity and heat from renewable energies. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Kuwaiti German Holding Company (K.S.C.) on the assumption of the assets of j&w Reinigungssyteme für Trockenkühlanlagen
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Swedish Nederman Holding on the acquisition of the Dantherm Filtration Group
Oppenhoff & Partner has advised Nedermann Holding AB on the acquisition of the Dantherm Filtration Group for 280 million Danish Krone. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Masco on the sale of shower enclosures manufacturer Breuer
Masco Corporation is selling the shower enclosures manufacturer Breuer to Horst Wellness GmbH & Co KG. read more >>>
Fresh start for long-established Olpe enterprise
Oppenhoff & Partner advises MGI-Imhäuser GmbH on corporate acquisition following insolvency. read more >>>
Aerial reconnaissance in Afghanistan - Oppenhoff & Partner advises Israel Aerospace Industries on UAV project of the German Air Force
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) co-operates with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH (RDE) to provide reconnaissance flight time in Afghanistan with Heron aircraft.
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Cologne Business Law Firm Scores a Personnel Coup
Rolf Koerfer to join Oppenhoff & Partner read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises on the restructuring of the M. DuMont Schauberg Group
The publishing group M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS) has spun off its Cologne business division to a subsidiary. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises RWE on wood pellet joint venture
Oppenhoff & Partner has advised RWE Innogy Cogen on the establishment of a joint venture with German Pellets GmbH. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises RWE on the expansion of its holding in PSI to 17.77%
RWE is expanding its influence at PSI and now disposes over a share of 17.77 % in the Berlin software enterprise. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises Nova Tempora on the acquisition of DUGENA out of the insolvency of the EganaGoldpfeil Group
Nova Tempora has acquired from the insolvent EganaGoldpfeil Group the watch brand Dugena read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises on € 3.1 billion “PUMA armoured personnel carrier” project
The PUMA APC is the largest approved procurement project of the Federal Armed Forces in 2009. read more >>>
M&A Partner Reinhard Hermes transfers to Oppenhoff & Partner
Dr. Reinhard Hermes (51) joined the law firm of Oppenhoff & Partner as a partner on 1 June 2009. read more >>>
Oppenhoff & Partner advises the Dortmund company RWE Energy AG on a participation in PSI AG
The Berlin software enterprise PSI Aktiengesellschaft für Produkte und Systeme der Informations- technologie has decided with the supervisory board’s consent on a capital increase in cash under exclusion of subscription rights on the part of the shareholders. read more >>>
International Tax Review nominates Oppenhoff & Partner again as National Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year.
As in 2008, Oppenhoff & Partner has been nominated by the International Tax Review again in 2009 for the 5th European Tax Awards in the category “National Transfer Pricing Firm”. read more >>>
Heinen-Verlag to hold a 35% participation in Berliner Verlag - Oppenhoff & Partner advises M. DuMont Schauberg
The Cologne publishing house Heinen-Verlag is acquiring a holding in the Berliner Verlag from the media house M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS). In January 2009 MDS acquired inter alia the "Berliner Zeitung", "Berliner Kurier" and "Hamburger Morgenpost" from the British investor Mecom. read more >>>
